Introducing our spin-off label, World Arbiter
101 Mozart Piano Sonatas vol. 1 (Sonatas 1-8)
(This title currently out of print)
Mieczyslaw
Horszowski, piano
2 cd set, recorded live in 1960, 1969
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102 The New Ravel
Anton
Batagov, piano
Tombeau de Couperin
Gaspard de la Nuit
Valses Sentimentales et Nobles
103 Gieseking plays Brahms
Walter
Gieseking, piano
Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat (just the 1st and 2nd movements
survive), w/Robert Heger and the Berlin Philharmonic (rec. 1944)
Piano Sonata no.3 op.5 in F minor (1948)
Five Intermezzi (1939)
Capriccio op.76 no.2 (1956 concert)
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104 Mozart Piano Sonatas vol. 2 (Sonatas 9-19)
(This title currently out of print)
Mieczyslaw
Horszowski, piano
Fantasia in C minor, K.457
Rondo in A minor, K.511
3 cd set, recorded live in 1958, 1960, 1969
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105 Huberman in Recital: New York 1936-44
Bronislaw Huberman, violin
Brahms' Sonata For Violin and Piano op.78, recorded 1943
J.S. Bach Partita in D Minor, bwv 1004, recorded 1942
Schubert Phantasia op.159, d. 934, recorded 1944
Sarasate Romanza Andaluza op. 22 n.1, recorded 1936 (with Boris
Roubakine, piano)
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106 Erica Morini in Concert
Erica Morini,
violin
19th Century Concertos (with Frederic Waldman/Musica Aeterna Orchestra)
Spohr- Violin Concerto #9 in D minor
Bruch- Violin Concerto in G minor
Wieniawski- Violin Concerto #2 in D minor
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107: Erica Morini plays Mozart
Erica Morini,
violin
Violin Concerto no. 4 in d, k.218 (rec. 1965)
Violin Concerto no. 5 in a, k.219 (rec.1971) with Frederic Waldman/
Musica Aeterna Orchestra
Concerto no. 4 in d, k.218: rehearsal of first movement: rec.
1960's. private home recording, with Max Lanner, piano.
Divertimento no. 17 in d, k.334: Menuet (arranged by kross), with
Michael Raucheisen, piano. rec. 1927 for Polydor.
total time: 66'22"
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108 William Kapell in recital
William Kapell,
piano
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor op.37: 2nd and 3rd movements
Leon Barzin / national orchestral association rec. 1937
Shostakovich: piano concerto no.1 op.35 Samuel Krauss, trumpet;
Eugene Ormandy / Philadelphia Orchestra rec.1945
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition rec. 1951
Bach/Busoni: Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland rec.1951
total time: 70'33"
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109 The Hambourg Legacy: Mark and Michal Hambourg
London recordings
from 1912 - 1995
Mark
Hambourg and Michal
Hambourg, piano
Mark Hambourg: Chopin: Andante Spianato op.22 rec.1914;
Beethoven: Sonata no. 12 in a-flat op.26 rec.1930
Mark and Michal Hambourg: Schumann: Andante and Variations
in B-flat op. 46 rec.1933
Mark Hambourg: Debussy/Borwick: Prelude a l'apres-midi
d'un faune rec.1923
Michal Hambourg: Liszt: Legende no 1: St. Francoise d'Assise:
La Predication aux Oiseaux rec.1995; Schumann: Phantasie in C
op. 17 rec. 1995.
total time: 75'24"
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110 The Sirota Archives: Rare Russian Masterpieces
Leo
Sirota, piano
Tchaikovsky: Sonata in G
Anton Rubinstein: Pres de Ruisseau, Serenade, Prelude in F, Polonaise
in E-flat minor (dedicated to Josef Hofmann), Valse Caprice
Glazunov: Sonata in B-flat minor.
rec. 1955.
total time: 75'26"
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111 The 1956 Zodiac Recordings
André Marchal, organ
Bach: Orgelbuchlein, BWV 603-12, 614-15:
Puer Natus in Bethlehem; Gelobet sei'st Du, Jesu Christ; Der Tag,
der ist so Freudenreich; Von Himmel hoch, da komm' Ich hier; Von
Himmel kam der Engel schar; Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich;
In dulci jubilo; Jesu, meine freude; Christum wir sollen loben
schon; Wir christenleut'; Das alte Jahr vergangen ist; In dir
ist Freude.
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV 564
Demonstration of the Gonzalez Organ:
Marchal describes and plays each stop on his Neo-Baroque organ,
recorded in Marchal's home, 22 rue Duroc, Paris.
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112 The Busch Quartet Live
Beethoven: String Quartets op. 59#3 op.130
(rec. 1951)
Beethoven: String Trio op. 3;
Mozart: Piano Trio in G, K.564 with Rudolf
Serkin, piano. (both rec. 1944)
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113 Bach recital
Mieczyslaw
Horszowski, piano
English Suite no. 2
Partitas nos. 2 & 5
Prelude & Fugue in D minor (Book 2 of the W.T.C.)
Bach-Liszt: Prelude & Fugue in A minor
Recorded 1958-1986
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114 Emil Von Sauer:1940 Live Recordings from
Amsterdam & Vienna
Emil
Von Sauer, piano
Schumann: Piano Concerto in a Minor op.54
Willem Mengelberg, Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra
Schubert: Impromptu in G Flat op. 90, no.3
Chopin: Bolero op.19; Nocturne in E Flat op.9, no.2; Etude in
C Minor, op.25, no.12
Schumann: Fantasiestucke op.12: Traumeswirren
Sgambati: Minuetto Vecchio op.18, no.3
Sauer: Sonata no.1: Intermezzo; Spieluhr; Espenlaub
1940 Live Recordings from Amsterdam and Vienna
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115 Huberman: Concert and Recital Recordings
Bronislaw Huberman, violin
National Orchestral Association under Leon Barzin
Pianists Ignaz
Friedman, Boris Roubakine.
Beethoven: Violin Concerto (1944 live)
Beethoven: Kreutzer Sonata (1930 alternate takes, with Friedman)
Smetana: From My Homeland & Bach: Nun Komm Der Heiden Heiland
(1942, with Roubakine)
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116 Tiegerman: The Lost Legend of Cairo
Ignace
Tiegerman, piano
"Tiegerman was the greatest talent I ever worked with."
-Ignaz Friedman
CD #1:
Brahms: Capriccio in B minor op. 76, no.2; Intermezzo in B-flat
minor op.117, no.2; Romanza in F op. 118, no.5; Piano concerto
no.2 in B-flat op.83: 1st & 2nd mvts.
Saint-Saens: piano concerto no. 5 op.103;
Franck: variations symphoniques.
Total Time: 77'25"
CD #2
Field: Nocturnes # 1, 13;
Chopin: Preludes in A & F# minor; Nocturne in b op.9, no.3;
Scherzo in b minor op.20; Ballade in f minor op.52; Barcarolle
op. 60; Etude in A-flat op.10, no.10; Etude in g# minor op.25,
no.6; Sonata in b minor op.58
Faure: Nocturne in E-flat op.36
Tiegerman: Meditation - Henri Barda, piano
Theodor Leschetizky recites his artistic credo rec. on cylinder
in vienna on january 17, 1907
Ignace Tiegerman speaks
Total Time: 78'23"
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117 Adolf Busch: Live Concerto Recordings
Adolf Busch, violin
Dvorak: Violin Concerto (Barzin / Noa, 1944)
Brahms: Violin Concerto (Hans Munch / Basel, 1951)
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118: Feinberg - first recordings
Samuel
Feinberg, piano
Bach: Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue; 3 Preludes & Fugues from
W.T.C. Book II
Bach-Feinberg: Two Chorale Preludes; Allegro from Concerto after
Vivaldi
Beethoven: Sonata op.57 "Appassionata"
Schumann: Waldszenen: Jagdlied, Prophet Bird
Liszt: Consolations nos.5 & 6
Liadov: Idylle
Feinberg: Suite op.11
Stanchinsky: Prelude in canonic form
Scriabin: Mazurka op.25, #7; Etude op.42#3; Fragilite op.51#1
total time 77'05"
Recorded 1929-1948 in Berlin & Moscow for the Polydor, SSSR
and Dolgoigraiushchaya labels.
First release on CD.
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119: Horszowski plays Beethoven
Mieczyslaw
Horszowski, piano
Four Piano Sonatas: Op.2, no.2 in A; op. 10, no.1 in C minor;
op.14, no.1 in G; op.109 in E.
Live recordings, first publication, recorded 1975-77.
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120: Moiseiwitsch in recital
Benno
Moiseiwitsch, piano.
Chopin: Ballade in F, Nocturne in G, Scherzo in B-flat minor,
Preludes in F & B-flat minor
Bach-Liszt: Fantasie & Fugue in G minor; Schubert-Liszt: Hark
Hark, the Lark!
Chopin-Liszt: My Joys
Wagner-Liszt: Tannhauser Overture
Stravinsky: Etude op.7, no.4.
Interview with Abram Chasins
Recorded 1954-1960: first publication. Read
the liner notes
121: Artur Schnabel Duo and Trio
with Joseph Szigeti, violin; Pierre Fournier, cello
Artur
Schnabel, piano.
Brahms: Piano Trio in B, op.8
Violin Sonata in G, op.78
Violin Sonata in A, op.100
recorded 1947-48
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122: Gieseking: Private & Family Archival
Recordings, 1924-1945
Walter
Gieseking, piano.
Schubert: Rondo (Sonata in D), Sonata in A, op.120 (1945)
Schumann: Symphonic Etudes (1945)
Scarlatti: 2 Sonatas (1924)
Bach: WTC I: Prelude & Fugue in C# (1925)
Mozart: Sonata in D, K.576 (c.1942)
Schumann: Kinderszenen (c. 1940)
First publication of all except Kinderszenen.
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123: Leo Sirota: Tokyo Farewell Recital &
Liszt Broadcast
Leo
Sirota, piano.
Scarlatti-Tausig: Pastorale & Capriccio
Beethoven: Sonata in E flat, Op. 31/3
Schubert: Sonata in A minor, D.845
Liszt: Don Juan Fantasy; Sposalizio
Voice of Sirota
recorded 1955-1963
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124 (2 cd set): Paul Jacobs: The legendary
Busoni recordings
& works by Bach, Bartók, Brahms, Messiaen, Stravinsky
Paul Jacobs, piano.
ferruccio busoni: sechs kurze stücke zur pflege des polyphonen
spiels (1922)
igor stravinsky: four etudes, op. 7 (1908)
béla bartók: three etudes, op. 18, sz. 72(1918)
olivier messiaen: quatre études de rythme (1949-50)
recorded april 26-28, 1976, new york. nonesuch lp h71334
ferruccio busoni: the six sonatinas for piano
recorded june 1978, new york. nonesuch lp h-71359
bach-busoni: chorale preludes for organ
brahms-busoni: chorale preludes for organ
recorded june 1979, new york. nonesuch lp h-71375
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125: The Chaliapin Edition, Volume 1: 1902-1908.
First of 13 cds containing his complete recordings,
in chronological order.
Booklets contain full original texts with facing English translations,
along with rare and unpublished photos.
1902:
Könemann: When the King went to War
Slonov: Ah, thou red sun
Korganov: Elegy
Gounod: FAUST: Act 2 - Le veau d'or
Tchaikovsky: The Nightingale
Nochenka (folk song)
Glinka: A LIFE FOR THE TZAR: Act 4 - My dawn will come
Tchaikovsky: Disenchantment
1907:
Manykin-Nevstruev: The song of the needy pilgrim
Könemann: When the King went to War
Boito: MEFISTOFELE: Prologue - Ave Signor
Gounod: FAUST: Act 4 - Serenade
Mussorgsky: The song of the Flea
Gounod: FAUST: Act 2 - Le veau d'or
Eh, Vanka (folk song) *
Nochenka (folk song) *
Luchinushka (folk song) *
* previously unpublished!
1908:
Glinka: RUSLAN & LUDMILA: Act 2 - Farlaf's rondo
Rossini: IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Act 1: La calunnia
Glinka: A LIFE FOR THE TZAR: Act 4 - They guess the truth
Delibes: LAKME: Act 2 - LakmÈ, ton doux regard
Glinka: RUSLAN & LUDMILA: Act 2 - From the dark shroud of
eternity
Dubinushka (folk song)
Arise, fair sun (folk song)
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126: The Chaliapin Edition, Volume 2: 1908-1911
1908:
Luchinushka (folk song)
1910:
In the meadows, by the birches (Ukrainian folk song)
Serov: MALEVOLENT POWER: Act 2 - Eremka's song
Down Mother Volga (folk song)
From under the oak, from under the elm (folk song)
Nochenka (folk song)
Verstovskiy: ASKOLD'S GRAVE: Act 1 - The Unknown's aria (unpublished)
Gounod: FAUST: Act 4: Church scene, part 1: Seigneur, daignez
permettre
(with soprano Maria Mikhailova); Act 3: Il etait temps.
Eh, Vanka (folk song)
Verdi: DON CARLOS: Act 4: Dormiro sol
Sokolov: The tempest rages in the fields
Mussorgsky: BORIS GODUNOV: Act 1: Pimen's monologue
Dubinushka (folk song)
Arise, fair sun (folk song)
The sun rises and sets (Russian prisoners' song)
Luchinushka (folk song)
1911:
Mussorgsky: BORIS GODUNOV: Act 1:
Varlaam's song: In the town of Kazan
They don't let Masha (folk song)
Mussorgsky: BORIS GODUNOV: Act 4: Boris' farewell and death.
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127: The Chaliapin Edition, Volume 3: 1911-1913.
1911:
Borodin: PRINCE IGOR: Galitzky's song
Rubinstein: The DEMON: Do not weep, child
Strokin: Let now Thy servant depart
Schumann: The Two Grenadiers, Op. 49, no.1
Rubinstein: The DEMON: On the ocean of the air
It is not autumnal drizzle (folk song)
Mussorgsky: BORIS GODUNOV: Pimen's narration
1912:
Bellini: NORMA: Ite sul colle, o Druidi!
Rossini: BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: La calunnia
Boito: MEFISTOFELE: Prologo
Bellini: SONNAMBULA: Vi ravviso
Meyerbeer: ROBERTO IL DIAVOLO: Suore che riposate
Donizetti: LUCREZIA BORGIA: Vieni, la mia vendetta
Verdi: ERNANI: Che mai vegg'io! Infelice
Glazunov: Chanson Bachique
Rouget de Lisle: La Marsellaise
1913:
The Tale of Ilya Murometz (folk song)
Brahms: Sapphic Ode, Op. 94, no.4
Lishin: She Laughed
Tchaikovsky: The Nightingale, Op. 60, no.4
Rimsky-Korsakov: Song of the Viking Merchant
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128 Morini in Concert with Francescatti, Pommers & Waldman
Morini in concert: with Zino Francescatti,
Leon Pommers, Frederic Waldman & Musica Aeterna
Erica Morini, violin
1-4 Tartini: Sonata in G minor
5 Tartini-Kreisler: Corelli Variations
6-8 Beethoven: Violin Sonata in G, Op. 30/3
9-12 Prokofiev: Violin Sonata in D, Op. 94a
13-15 Vivaldi: Double Concerto in D minor
16-18 Bach: Double Concerto in D minor
recorded live in 1962 & 1967
first publication
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129 Pachmann, the Mythic Pianist: 1907-1927 recordings
Chopin:
Four Nocturnes
Valse in C-sharp minor, Op. 64/2
Four Mazurkas
Impromptu in A-flat, Op. 29
Four Etudes
Ballade in A-flat, Op. 47: 2nd half
Two Preludes
Mendelssohn:
Prelude in E minor, Op. 35/1
Two Songs without words
Raff: La Fileuse, Op. 157/2
Schumann: Novelette in F, Op. 21/1
Brahms: Capriccio in C-sharp minor, Op. 76/5
Liszt: Polonaise No. 2 in E: second half
total time: 77'47"
SONIC DEPTH TECHNOLOGY.
contains previously unpublished recordings of
Chopin's Etude Op. 10/3 and Mazurkas Opp. 67/4, 33/3
hear Jacobs play Busoni's
Fuga figurata
130 Paul Jacobs In Recital
arbiter cd 130
paul jacobs in recital
beethoven, busoni, falla
ravel, chambonnières
Beethoven: Sonata in C "Waldstein",
Op. 53
Beethoven: Sonata in D, Op. 10/3
Busoni: Preludio, Fuga e Fuga figurata
Falla: Fantasia Baetica
Ravel: Menuet sur HAYDN
Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Chambonnières: Chaconne (on harpsichord)
total time: 75'51"
recorded 1972-1978
in memoriam Teresa Sterne
131 The Pietro Scarpini Edition:
Beethoven: Piano Sonata op. 111; Piano Concerto no. 4 (with Furtwängler / RAI Rome Orch.).
recorded 1952 & 1960. Our first release in an extensive series dedicated to this mythic Italian master.
132 The Chaliapin Edition Volume 4: 1913-1921
1913:
Lyapunov: The tale of Tsar Ivan the Terrible
Folk songs: The mother-in-law had seven sons-in-law; Ah, the green oak has bent over the ravine; A great big gnat
1914:
Slonov: A word of farewell (2 versions); Rubinstein: The prisoner (2 versions); Grieg: A swan (2 versions); Rimsky-Korsakov: On the hills of Georgia; Rachmaninoff: When yesterday we met; Brahms: Sapphic ode; Grieg: Parting; Verses in an album; Koenemann: When the king went to war; Schubert: Aufenthalt; Glinka: They guess the truth!;
1921:
Grieg: An old song; Verses in an album; Tchaikovsky: Nightingale; Mussorgsky: Song of the flea; Rimsky-Korsakov: The prophet; Alnaes: The last voyage; Malashkin: Oh could I in song tell my sorrow
Listen to Chaliapin sing Grieg, An Old Song Op. 4/5 2'25" (1921; previously unpublished)
133 Bruno Walter & the NBC Symphony
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (rec. 1939): First publication
Ravel: Rapsodie espganole (rec. 1940)
Listen to Symphony Fantastique Marche au Supplice SONIC DEPTH TECHNOLOGY (mp3, 4'14", 1.9MB)
hear Busoni
play Beethoven
134 Busoni and His Legacy:
Ferruccio Busoni (1868-1924):
Bach: Well Tempered Clavier, Book I
Prelude and Fugue in C major
Bach-Busoni: Nun freut euch, lieben Christen
Beethoven-Busoni: Ecossaises
Chopin:
Prelude in A major, Op. 28/7
Etude in G flat, Op. 10/5
Nocturne in F sharp, Op. 15/2
Etude in E, Op. 25/5
Etude in G flat, Op. 10/5
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no. 13
rec. in London on February 27, 1922
Rosamond Ley (1882-1969):
Liszt:
Jeux d'eau a la Villa d' Este
rec. Oct. 23, 1942 first publication
Sonata aprés une lecture du Dante
rec. Dec. 18, 1942 first publication
Egon Petri (1881-1962) with Hans Rosbaud/Frankfurt R.S.O.:
Liszt: Totentanz (first section missing)
rec. Nov. 23, 1936 first publication
Busoni: Piano Concerto, Op.39: IV
rec. June 22, 1932 first publication
total time: 71'51".
Busoni's complete recordings are newly restored, revealing his tone and musical details, along with significant recently discovered performances by Ley and Petri. Included in the booklet is an English translation of Heinrich Neuhaus' essay on Busoni as pianist and interpreter.
Arbiter 135
André Marchal:
First Recordings
1936, 1948
Buxtehude:
Prelude & Fugue in F# minor
Bach:
Komm Gott, Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 631a
O Mensch bewein dein Sünde, BWV 622
Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ, BWV 604
Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor, BWV582:
Jesu meine Freude, BWV 753
Cabezon: Tiento
Santa Maria: Harmonisation d'une melodie
Landino: Questa Fanciulla
Palestrina: Ricercare
Blow: Toccata in D minor
Purcell: Trumpet tune and air
Sweelinck:
Mein junges Leben hat ein End
O Mensch bewein dein Sünde gross
Demonstration: 'les jeux d'orgue'
Vierne: Impromptu
Arbiter has just published the first recordings of legendary
organist André Marchal, captured in Paris in 1936 and 1948.
Marchal was an innovative genius who cast off the heaviness of
19th century interpretation to clarify Baroque polyphony. He is
heard in a work by Vierne, dedicated to him. Our restoration,
using Sonic Depth Technology, allows one to hear historic organ
recordings bearing a contemporary sound.
hear Marchal play Landino
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Arbiter 136
Mother Mallard's Portable
Masterpiece Co.
music by David Borden
The Continuing Story of Counterpoint:
Part One (1976); dedicated to Jane Yockel
Part Three (1976) dedicated to Michael Boyd
recorded live on April 26, 1977
Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company:
David Borden, Judith Borsher, Chip Smith,
with Joan La Barbara, soloist; The Thomas Sokol
Chorale, conducted by Thomas Sokol.
C-A-G-E, part III (completed Sept. 1975)
recorded 1976 77
Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company:
David Borden, Judith Borsher, Chip Smith.
A long awaited first release of David Borden's music, performed by his Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company in 1976-1977 is now available. Borden and his group used Moog synthesizer prototypes, becoming the first live Moog band ever, and utilizing the instruments to develop a style associated with Minimalism. These unique performances capture the rare analog synthesizer in newly created works. Borden contributed a lengthy text on the evolution of his style.
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Arbiter 137
Leo Sirota
a Chopin recital
Nocturne in B, Op.62/1
Scherzo in B minor, Op.20
Ballade in F minor, Op.52
Valse in F minor, Op.70/2
Fantasie Impromptu, Op.66
Funeral March, Op.72/3
Etudes Op.10/9,10
Andante Spianato & Grand Polonaise, Op.22
Mazurka in A minor, Op.posth.
Nocturne in C# minor, Op.posth.
Fantasie in F minor, Op.49
recorded 1952-1963: First publication
Leo Sirota performed the entire Chopin piano works, for a radio station in St. Louis, beginning in 1952. From brittle paper tapes, Arbiter has compiled a selection of his remarkable Chopin interpretations. The text features an essay written by the pianist's daughter and a list of his repertoire.
Hear Sirota play Chopin Etude Op.10/9
Arbiter 138
Bruno Walter in concert:
with Huberman's last recorded performance
Beethoven: Symphony no. 1 in C, Op.21
rec. March 25, 1939, with the NBC Symphony.
Mozart: Symphony no. 39 in E flat, K.543
Beethoven: Leonore Overture no. 3, Op.72
Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 4, K.218
Bronislaw Huberman, violin, with the Philharmonic-Symphony Orch.
rec. May 26, 1946.
first publication
Live performances by Bruno Walter attest to a level of artistry surpassing his better known studio recordings. Our discovery of unknown programs, with the last known recording of Huberman, furthers one's understanding of these exemplary musicians.
Hear Bruno Walter and the NBC Symphony play the third movement from Beethoven's Symphony No. 1
Arbiter 139
Hindemith as Interpreter · The Amar-Hindemith Quartet
Mozart: Quartet in Eb, k. 428
Bartók: Quartet no. 2
Beethoven: Quartet in f, op. 95
The Amar-Hindemith String Quartet:
Licco Amar, Walter Caspar, violins;
Paul Hindemith, viola; Rudolf Hindemith, cello.
recorded in 1926
first release on cd
The Amar-Hindemith Quartet, formed by Paul Hindemith, existed from 1921-1928 and was the foremost interpreter of new music. Their performances were guided by the perspective of a composer's insight and thus reveal musical structure in a unique way. The Bartók 2nd Quartet is a premiere recording.
Hear the Amar-Hindemith Quartet play the 4th movement of Beethoven Op. 95
Arbiter 140: Legendary conductors
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) · Felix Weingartner (1863-1941)
· Oskar Fried (1871-1941)
Strauss: Don Juan
Richard Strauss & the Berlin Opera Orch. rec. 1929.
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6: I: bars 89-160*
Wagner: Magic Fire Spell*
Felix von Weingartner & Columbia Symphony rec. March 23, 1914.
Beethoven: King Stephan Overture* rec. 1925. Symphony no. 3
in E flat, op. 55*:
Oskar Fried & the Berlin Opera Orch.
rec. 7/1924.
* first release on CD
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notes
Arbiter 141: The Essential Pachmann:
Vladimir de Pachmann, recorded 1907-1927
Verdi-Liszt: Rigoletto Paraphrase
Chopin:
Nocturnes op.9/2 & 32/1
Preludes op.28/22,23 & Mazurka op.50/2
Preludes op.28/6 & 3
Mazurkas op.63/3 & op.67/4
Barcarolle (abridged)
Sonata op.35: Marche Funèbre
Valse op.70/1
Etudes op.10/1 & op.25/2 unissued
Prelude op.28/20 unissued
Nocturne op.55/1 unissued
Ballade op.47 (first half) unissued
Sonata op.58: Scherzo
Impromptu op.36 & Mazurka op.33/4
Rondo Capriccioso
Song Without Words, op.67/4
Schumann:
Waldszenen: Prophet Bird
Fantasiestücke op.12: Grillen
Liszt:
Liebestraume no.3
Mazurka Brilliante unissued
Chopin: Mazurka op.67/1
Hear Pachmann
play Chopin's Barcarolle (Recorded 1907)
Arbiter 142: The Chaliapin Edition
volume 5: American & British Recordings 1921-23
from the Vladimir Gurvich collection
Arbiter's 5th volume of Chaliapin's complete recordings includes two unpublished discs (alternate take of Don Carlos and a recited poem by Nadson) with rare photos of the singer in various roles.
Schumann: The Two Grenadiers
Koenemann: When the King went to War
Glinka: The Midnight Review
Beethoven: In questa tomba oscura
Mussorgsky: Trepak
Mussorgsky: BORIS GODUNOV: Varlaam's song
Mussorgsky: BORIS GODUNOV: Boris' farewell
Rossini: IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: La calunnia
Nadson: Dreams (selections from a poem)
Verdi: DON CARLOS: Act 4: Dormiro sol
Koenemann: When the King went to War
Rimsky-Korsakov: Varangian Merchant's song
Song of the Volga Boatman (folk song)
Mussorgsky: BORIS GODUNOV: Pimen's monologue
Verdi: DON CARLOS: Act 4: Dormiro sol
Bellini: LA SONNAMBULA: Vi ravviso
Boito: MEFISTOFELE: Prologo: Ave Signor!
Eh, Vanka (folk song, unaccompanied)
Borodin: PRINCE IGOR: Act I: Galitzkiy's song
Mussorgsky: BORIS GODUNOV: Act 2:
I have attained the highest power
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Two mid-priced CDs.
CD I:
Liszt: Bénédiction de Dieu dans le solitude,
Apparitions, no. 1,Vallée d'Obermann (first version)
Berceuse, Harmonies du Soir, Jeux d'eau
Kodaly: Dances from Marosszék
Bartók:Rondo, Suite, Op. 14
rec. 1956-1974 Zodiac LP & unpublished recordings
CD II:
Bartók: Allegro Barbaro, Mikrokosmos VI: excerpts Brahms:
Fantasia, Op. 116/2
Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 30, Op. 109
Bach: Sinfonia in D minor
Debussy:Images, Book II, Tierces alternées
Ravel: Miroirs: Vallée des Cloches
Chopin: Etude in A flat, Op. 25/1
Schubert: Impromptu, Op. 90/2
Haydn: Sonata no. 49: Allegro non troppo
Lully: Courante
Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Evening in Transylvania
rec. 1950s-1983. Draco and unpublished recordings
A master musician who began in Budapest and arrived in the California desert, Marik's profound artistry was guided by Bartók. Her legacy survived only through the accidental discovery of a letter.
Arbiter 144: Rediscovered Master
Madeleine de Valmalète
Winner of Diapason d'Or
Mozart: Fantasia in D minor, K.397*; Sonata in D, K. 576 *
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin ; Jeux d'eau
Alabieff-Liszt: L' Alouette
Mussorgsky: Gopak
Prokofiev: March (Love of Three Oranges)
Rachmaninoff: Barcarolle, op. 10/3
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no. 11
Debussy: Feux d' artifice (Preludes Bk. II)
Falla: Ritual Fire Dance
Fauré: Nocturne in E flat, op. 36*; Impromptu in F minor,
op. 31*
recorded 1928-1992
*previously unpublished
release date: March 1, 2005
A unique master musician, de Valmalète's interpretations are not bound to any time. Her individuality shone throughout a life which lasted one hundred years. Her performance of Ravel's Tombeau de Couperin is the first recording ever made of the work. A memoir by Idil Biret is included in the text.These recordings reveal de Valmalète as one of the greatest pianists of the Twentieth Century.
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Arbiter 145: Mieczyslaw Horszowski
Schubert recital, with concertos by Bach and Mozart
2-CD set
J. S. Bach
Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Waldman / Musica Aeterna (rec. 1967)
Schubert
Six Moments Musicals, D. 780
Four Impromptus,D. 935 (no. 4 is incomplete)
Sonata in B flat, D. 960 (rec. 1966)
W. A. Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Schneider / Festival Orchestra ( stereo, rec. 1968)
previously unpublished
release date: June 1, 2005
The profound musicianship of Horszowski is explored in recordings of repertoire otherwise unrepresented by the artist. Published for the first time, one may again hear his insight into masterpieces by composers he often performed.
Hear Scherzo from Schubert's B flat sonata
Arbiter 146: Samuil Feinberg
In Sound and Thought
Moscow recordings, 1948-1962
first release
Bach: Fantasia & Fugue in a, BWV 904; Fantasia & Fugue
in g, BWV 542 (arr. Liszt)
Sinfonia in A, BWV 798; Toccata in D, BWV 912; Bach-Feinberg:
Prelude & Fugue in e, BWV 533
Scriabin: Sonata no. 5
Rachmaninoff: Preludes op. 23 nos.1 , 3, 7, 8
Liszt: Consolations no.s 1, 2
Chopin: Ballade in f, Op. 52
total time: 79'43"
hear Feinberg play the Bach-Feinberg Prelude in e
Arbiter 147: Eugen d'Albert
The Centaur Pianist: Complete Studio Recordings, 1910-1928 (2
cd set)
CD I:
Odeon recordings, c. 1910-1912. Bechstein piano:
Schubert/Tausig: Marche Militaire; Brahms: Capriccio, in b, Op.
76/2; Chopin: Polonaise in A flat, Op. 53 (abbr.)
Chopin: Waltz in A flat, Op. 42; D'Albert: Suite Op 1: Gavotte
and Musette; Weber: Invitation to the Dance
Chopin: Etude in f, Op. 25/2, Etude in G flat, Op. 25/9; Liszt:
Au bord d'une source
Beethoven/D'Albert: Ecossaises; D'Albert: Scherzo in F sharp,
Op. 16/2
Grammophon recordings c. 1918-1922. Steinway piano:
Beethoven: Andante Favori; Bagatelle: Rage Over a Lost Penny,
Op. 129
Sonata in C, Op. 53: Rondo; Sonata in E flat, Op. 31/3: Scherzo
Chopin: Waltz in c sharp, Op. 64/2; Etude in G flat, Op. 25/9
D'Albert: Capriolen, Op. 32/2,4.5; Debussy: Estampes: Jardins
sous la pluie
Bax: Mediterranean ; Goossens: Kaleidoscope, Op 18/6: The Punch
and Judy Show
Chopin: Berceuse; Polonaise in A flat, Op. 53 (abbr.)
total time 78'35"
CD II:
Grammophon recordings c. 1916-1922
Chopin: Nocturne in F sharp, Op. 15/2; Waltz in A flat. Op.42
Schubert: Impromptus Op. 142/3 & 4; Mozart: Sonata in A, K.
331: Rondo alla Turca
Liszt: Au bord d'une source; Beethoven/D'Albert: Ecossaises
D'Albert: Suite Op 1: Gavotte and Musette; Die Toten Augen: Myrtocle's
aria; Scherzo in F sharp, Op 16/2
German Vox, recorded c. 1923 Steinway piano
Chopin: Etude in G flat, Op. 25/9; Waltz in c sharp, Op. 64/2
Boccherini/Sauberger: Minuet; D'Albert: Suite Op. 1: Gavotte and
Musette
Sauer: Spieluhr; Carreno: Kleine Walzer
German Odeon, recorded on October 13, 1923
with Andreas Weissgerber, violin
Mozart: Violin Sonata in C, K.296: Andante Sostenuto; Beethoven:
Violin Sonata in F, Op. 24: Scherzo, Rondo
Parlophone recording c. 1928; with Gotthelf Pistor, tenor;
D'Albert conducting the Grosse Opernorchester, Staatskapelle,
Berlin,
D'Albert: Tiefland: Zwischenspiel; Schau bei, das ist ein Taler
alternate takes:
Mozart: Sonata in C, K.296: Andante Sostenuto
Schubert/Tausig: Marche Militaire; Weber: Invitation to the Dance
total time: 78'28"
Listen to d'Albert playing Schubert Impromptu Op. 142 No. 4
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Arbiter 148
Arnold Rosé
First Violin of Vienna
1909-1936 recordings
as soloist:
Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen , Spanish Dance
Beethoven: Romance in F, Op. 50
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto: Andante
Goldmark: Violin Concerto: Allegro moderato
Simonetti: Madrigal
Wieniawski: Polonaise
Nardini: Larghetto, Rondo
Bach: Sonata in g, BWV 1001: Adagio
Chopin: Piano Concerto Op. 11: Romanza , Nocturne op. 9/2 (arr.
Wilhelmj)
Svendsen: Romance
Popper: Nocturne arr. Rosé
Ernst: Otello Fantasy
Rosé Quartet:
Cherubini: String Quartet no. 1: Scherzo
Boccherini: Menuetto (arr. for quartet)
Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 18/4: Allegro; Op. 130: Danza alla
tedesca
Mozart: String Quartet K. 465: Menuetto
Bach: Orchestral Suite no. 3: Air
as conductor:
Beethoven: Ruins of Athens: Overture
Hear Arnold Rosé play Sarasate
Arbiter 149 (two-disc set):
Irén Marik (1905-1986)
from Bach to Bartók
disc one:
Bach-Siloti: Organ Prelude in g
Beethoven: Sonatas Op.27/2, Op.111
Ravel: Jeux d'eau, Oiseaux tristes, Sonatine
François Couperin: Ordre XXVI
Chopin: Nocturne in B flat minor, Op. 9/1
Scriabin: Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 2/1
disc two:
Bartók: Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sketches,
Bagatelles, Mikrokosmos, For Children
J.S.Bach: Inventions, Sinfonia, French Suite no.5
Scarlatti: Two Sonatas
Liszt: Consolation in D flat
This second volume of Irén Marik's art consists mostly of unpublished recordings made in studios and at home from 1955 - 1983. Her highly individual and structural approach explores a carefully chosen repertoire. An insight further developed while Marik studied with Bartók is applied to all the composers she performed.
Hear Marik play Second Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm from Bartók's Mikrokosmos
Arbiter 150
Diapason d' Or (Diapason magazine, March 2007)
Masters of the French Piano Tradition
recordings from 1903-1939
Francis Planté:
Chopin: Seven Etudes; Gluck-Planté: Gavotte
Berlioz-Redon: Serenade;
Boccherini-Planté: Minuetto
Mendelssohn: Scherzo; Four Songs without words
Schumann: Two Romanzas
Schumann-Debussy: Am Springbrunnen
Camille Saint-Saëns:
Saint-Saëns: Africa: improvised cadenza
Louis Diémer:
Chopin: Nocturne Op. 27, No. 2,
Mendelssohn: Song without words
Isidore Philipp & Marcelle Herrenschmidt:
Saint-Saëns: Scherzo for Two Pianos, op.87
Lazare-Levy:
Chabrier: Idylle, Sous bois; Debussy: Masques
Ricardo Viñes:
Debussy: Hommage à Rammeau; Etude X
Hear Francis Planté play Chopin Etude Op. 10, No. 4 at age 89 in 1928
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Arbiter 151
Diapason d' Or (Diapason magazine, November 2007)
Sonata Recital
Erica Morini, violin
Rudolf Firkusny, piano
Mozart: Sonata in E flat, K.481
Beethoven: Sonata in c, Op. 30/2
interview with Morini & Firkusny
rec. 1961 first publication
Brahms: Sonata no. 3 in d, Op. 108
Mozart: Sonata in C, K.296: Andante sostenuto
rec. 1959 first publication
Brahms-Joachim: Hungarian Dance in a
Erica Morini, violin; Michael Raucheisen, piano
rec. 1927
The discovery of live recordings by Morini and Firkusny illustrates how concert performances surpass the edited results of studio projects. As a duo, their appearances were few and legendary, finding both inspired by one another to play with boldness, abandon and insight.
Hear the 1st movement from Beethoven's 7th Sonata
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Arbiter 152
Irén Marik, piano
From Mozart to Messiaen
with John Ranck, piano
Irén Marik
From Mozart to Messiaen
CD 1:
1-8 Debussy: Eight Preludes
9 Bartók: Perpetuum mobile (Mikrokosmos no.135)
10-16 Messiaen: Visions de l'Amen
John Ranck, 1st piano; Irén Marik, 2nd piano
CD 2:
1 Liszt: Sospiro
2 Liszt: Sonata in B minor
3 Mozart: Rondo in D, K.485
4-5 Beethoven: Sonata no. 24, op. 78
6 Schubert: Impromptu Op. 142/3
7 Brahms: Intermezzo Op. 117/1
8-9 Schumann: Des Abends, Aufschwung
10-12 Debussy: Three Pieces
recorded 1952-1981; all previously unpublished
"A stunning performance, like being submerged in a bath
of beauty."
André Marchal, on Marik & Ranck performing
Messiaen.
Our third and final volume of Marik's art comprises essential works in her repertoire. Liner notes include a rare interview.
Hear Debussy's Les Collines d'Anacapri (Prelude)
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Arbiter 153
Arbiter's latest discovery: Oskar Fried
conducts Mahler, live recording!
Oskar Fried (1871-1941)
Mahler's disciple: live and studio recordings
Mozart: Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K.550* (Moscow, 1937);
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: Rondo (Berlin State Opera Orchestra.
Berlin, 1927)
Rossini: La Gazza Ladra Overture (Berlin Charlottenburg Opera
Orch. Berlin, 1928.)
Weber: Die Freischutz: Hunter's chorus (Berlin State Opera Orch.
Berlin, 1927)
Wagner: Tannhäuser: Einzug der Gäste (Berlin State Opera
Orch. Berlin, 1927)
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde:
Von der Schönheit* [sung in English: final 8 bars missing]
with Astra Desmond, alto; BBC Symphony, 1936 live
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite (Berlin Philharmonic, 1928)
*first publication
Hear the
Third Movement of Mozart's Symphony No. 40
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liner notes
Arbiter 154
Beethoven & Mendelssohn
Piano Concertos
Mieczyslaw Horszowski
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 1 in C, Op. 15
Mauritz van den Berg / Omroep Kamerorkest
live performance of 19 January 1958
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto in A minor
Frederic Waldman / Musica Aeterna
live performance of 24 February 1962
Beethoven: Piano Sonata in D, Op. 10/3: III
Brahms: Klavierstücke, Op. 119/ 1, 3
test recordings, c. 1949, Sao Paolo, Brazil
all selections previously unpublished.
Hear Beethoven's First Concerto, 3rd movement
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liner notes
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